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Softball
8
Winner Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU 1-0
3
William Penn (Iowa) WPU 4-3
Winner
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU
1-0
8
Final
3
William Penn (Iowa) WPU
4-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 8 16 2
William Penn (Iowa) WPU 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 2

W: Claas, Julianne (1-0) L: Crystal Warren (0-1)

4
Winner Madonna (Mich.) MAD 5-0
1
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU 1-1
Winner
Madonna (Mich.) MAD
5-0
4
Final
1
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Madonna (Mich.) MAD 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 6 0
Saint Xavier (Ill.) SXU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Maeson Schlaud (2-0) L: Summers, Laila (0-1)

0
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI 6-1
3
Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 2-1
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI
6-1
0
Final
3
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Concordia (MI) CONCORDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 7 1

W: Summers, Laila (1-1) L: P. Anderson (2-1)

2
Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 3-1
1
Madonna MADONNA 6-1
Winner
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA
3-1
2
Final
1
Madonna MADONNA
6-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Madonna MADONNA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1

W: Claas, Julianne (2-0) L: J. Anderson (1-1) S: Summers, Laila (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 24 Saint Xavier Takes Three of Four to Start Season

Rosemont, Ill. – The No. 24 Saint Xavier University softball team (3-1/0-0 CCAC) opened their 2024 season at the Roosevelt University (Ill.) Dome Tournament at the Ballpark in Rosemont in Rosemont, Ill. this weekend. The Cougars defeated William Penn University (Iowa), 8-3, in their season opener Saturday afternoon as senior infielder Alexus Reese (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) and sophomore infielder Kaitlyn Wright (Chicago, Ill./Marist) each drove in three runs. SXU lost the night cap to Madonna University (Mich.) by a 4-1 decision with sophomore outfielder Haley Matlock (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) lacing an RBI double. Senior pitcher Laila Summers (Joliet, Ill./Providence Catholic) fired a three-hit shutout with three strikeouts to help give Saint Xavier a 3-0 triumph over Concordia University-Ann Arbor (Mich.) Sunday morning. A two-out rally in the top of the 7th gave the Cougars a thrilling comeback win over Madonna to end the weekend as freshman infielder Aubrey Wroble (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) and Matlock hit back-to-back RBI singles to give junior pitcher Julianne Claas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Hamilton) to victory and Summers picked up the save.

Game One:
  • Wright was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a double.
  • Wroble went 3-for-4 in her collegiate debut and scored twice
  • Reese finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a double
  • Junior outfielder Kyla Kissee (Monee, Ill./Crete-Monee) was 2-for-4 as well with a double and a run scored.
  • Junior catcher Lindsay Morgan (Huntley, Ill./Keiser/Huntley) and junior infielder Abbie Carr (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) each went 1-for-4 win a stolen base, and Carr tallied a run.
  • Claas (1-0) went the distance, throwing 7.0 innings with 10 hits, three runs (all earned), a walk and four strikeouts.
  • Reese opened the scoring with an RBI double in the top of the 1st.
  • Wright belted a two-run double in the top of the 2nd and collected her third RBI of the game with an RBI single and Matlock drove in a run on an infield single in the top of the 4th to push the lead to 5-0.
  • The Statesmen got on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the 4th.
  • Carr scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 5th. WPU cut the lead in half in the bottom of the inning off an RBI base hit and a run scoring fielder's choice.
  • Reese put the game away with a two-run single in the top of the 6th.
Game Two:
  • Wroble was 2-for-3, while Wright and Matlock both went 1-for-3 at the plate.
  • Summers (0-1) tossed a complete game by allowing just six hits, four runs (three earned), a walk and striking out three batters.
  • Matlock sliced an RBI double to the gap in left center to give SXU a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd.
  • The Crusaders rallied for four runs in the top of the 6th with a two-run single, a run crossing on a throwing error and an RBI groundout.
Game Three:
  • Wroble had two hits in three at-bats from the leadoff spot, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
  • Reese was 1-for-3 with an RBI, while Matlock went 1-for-2 with a run.
  • Senior infielder Brooke Koran (Romeoville, Ill./Plainfield East) finished 2-for-2.
  • Summers (1-1) scattered three hits over 7.0 innings and she posted three strikeouts.
  • Reese drove in Wroble with an RBI base hit in the bottom of the 1st.
  • Matlock hit a 'Little League Home Run' in the bottom of the 3rd as she reached base on an error that allowed both her and Wroble to score.
Game Four:
  • Wroble again was a tough out as she finished 2-for-4.
  • Matlock and sophomore designated player Taylor Becker (Alsip, Ill./Shepard) each went 1-for-3, respectively.
  • Claas (2-0) threw 6.0 innings with seven hits, one earned run, a walk and a strikeout.
  • MU took the lead on an RBI single in the bottom of the 4th.
  • Kissee led off the top of the 7th by reaching on an error. Sophomore outfielder Andriana Kilias (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) legged out a two-out infield single, setting up the back-to-back RBI single by Wroble and Matlock.
  • The Crusaders started the bottom of the 7th with consecutive singles and Summers was brought in for the save opportunity. A sacrifice bunt moved the tying and winning runs into scoring position, however a line drive to Wright at third base allowed her to turn an unassisted double play to secure the comeback victory.
No. 24 Saint Xavier (3-1/0-0 CCAC) plays in the St. Ambrose University (Iowa) Dome Tournament next Saturday, February 17, when they play William Penn and Madonna in a doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm.
 
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